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Learn about Oregon Humane’s impact in our community and beyond, and discover new ways to support your pets at home.

  • How to Help Stray Cats

    Do More for Stray Cats & Kittensย  Borisโ€”an outgoing, grumpy-faced strayโ€”came to Oregon Humane when a community member tending to him noticed his eyes were showing signs of a painful infection. Donor support enabled Boris to get the care he neededโ€”which included corrective surgery for entropion, a painful condition where the eyelid turns inward. After…

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  • Summer Pet Safety Tips

    Hot weather and packed summer schedules can be a refreshing change of pace after dreary PNW winters, but itโ€™s also a time of increased pet stress andโ€”in some casesโ€” frightening emergencies. Luckily, there are plenty of ways you can enjoy summer with your pet and keep them safe! Check out our tips for keeping pets…

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  • Rescued Dogs Ready for a New Life

    In late January, Oregon Humane partnered with The Dalles Police Department on a case of suspected animal neglect. Nine Dogue de Bordeaux dogs were living in unsanitary conditions and lacking the minimum standard of care, including access to food and water. The dogs were seized and transported to Oregon Humane’s Behavior & Rescue Center where…

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  • Foster-to-Adopt is Changing the Odds

    More than 11,900 animals enter Oregon Humaneโ€™s shelters every yearโ€”an impressive number made possible by the generosity of our donors. Every animal in our care receives everything they needโ€”healthy food, medical care, spacious shelter, plentiful exercise, love, and supportโ€”but the very best place for every animal is at home. Sunny at Shelter Sunny Day came…

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  • Donors Doing More For the Animals!

    Serenading the Animals Leigh Brown has been playing the harp for 38 years and has made a career out of music playing for a variety of special events. When longtime Oregon Humane supporters, Marge and Stephen Brenneke, hired Leigh to play the harp for a recent event, it didnโ€™t take long before they all got…

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  • How Oregon Humane Fosters are Saving Little Lives

    Buck and Joey came to Oregon Humane in need of critical care. At only three days old and with no mama to care for them, the tiny siblings had severe injuries that required immediate medical intervention. Upon examination, the Oregon Humane medical team found nearly identical injuries to Buck and Joeyโ€™s left hind legsโ€”one limb…

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  • Investigation at West Coast Game Park Safari

    Oregon Humane is also making our Animal Crimes Forensic Center, the only one of its kind on the West Coast, available for any additional evidence support. An operation of this scale and complexity would not be possible without the partnership of all the agencies involved, and the leadership of Humane Law Enforcement Chief, Chris Allori.…

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  • Announcing the Sharon M. Harmon Endowed Fund

    To honor her 36 years of service, Oregon Humane proudly named a portion of our endowment as a lasting tribute to her legacy of service to animals in Oregon and beyond. The Sharon M. Harmon Endowed Fund will support a future of continued impact for animals for many years to come.   Sharon Harmonโ€™s Lasting Legacy…

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  • Oregon Humane Holds Spay & Neuter Clinic

    Thanks to donor support, Oregon Humane was able to conduct thousands of high-quality, low-cost spay and neuter surgeries in 2024, giving out $792,730 in subsidized care through our Spay & Save program.ย  Although thousands of spay and neuter surgeries are performed within our community annually, the demand for this procedure shows no sign of slowing…

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  • Bringing Pets & People Together

    Luckily, the small siblings found safe haven with Lila Obeng, Evidence Technician on Oregon Humane’s Humane Law Enforcement team, who stepped in to provide emergency foster care that helped keep the kittens alive during their most vulnerable hours. Although Lilaโ€™s care helped stabilize them, the tiny trio needed continual care and attentionโ€”especially Stanley, the smallest…

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